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If you can make your customers smile, you are actually more likely to make a sale.<\/p>\n<p>British researchers found that one smile\u00a0can generate the same level of brain stimulation\u00a0as up to 2,000 bars of chocolate.\u00a0 And, unlike lots of chocolate,\u00a0lots of smiling can actually make you healthier.\u00a0Smiling can help reduce the level\u00a0of stress-enhancing hormones\u00a0like cortisol, adrenaline and dopamine,\u00a0increase the level of mood-enhancing hormones\u00a0like endorphin\u00a0and reduce overall blood pressure.<\/p>\n<p>And if that&#8217;s not enough,\u00a0smiling can actually make you look good\u00a0in the eyes of others.\u00a0A recent study at Penn State University\u00a0found that when you smile,\u00a0you don&#8217;t only appear to be more likable and courteous,\u00a0but you actually appear to be more competent.<\/p>\n<p>Radio is the smile media. 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